New Cloud Save System for Quest Will Work with Every App Automatically

Facebook announced at its Connect 2021 AR/VR developer conference today that Oculus is finally replacing its janky cloud save system for one that will work with every Quest app automatically. If you're a hardcore Quest user you may already be...

Oculus Expanding Quest Mixed Reality Capabilities With Enhanced Developer Tools

Oculus plans to further open up the mixed reality capabilities of Quest with new tools that will allow developers to build apps which more intelligently integrate with the user's real room. In the near future developers will also be...

Facebook Boosts AR Developers Tools for Forthcoming AR Glasses

Today Facebook announced that it plans to expand the capabilities of its Spark AR platform to give developers more tools to build experiences that leverage existing smartphone-based AR and the company's upcoming AR glasses. Facebook has made no secret that...

Web & WebXR Apps Are Coming to the Quest Store With Multitasking

Oculus today announced that web apps and WebXR apps will soon be allowed into the main Quest store and App Lab. Apps served this way will support multitasking, allowing users to run them side-by-side for increased productivity. Developers will...

Quest’s Home Environment is Finally Getting Social Capabilities, Becomes ‘Horizon Home’

One of our longstanding critiques of Quest's social features is the lack of a simple, first-party place to meet up with friends. Finally that's set to change thanks to 'Horizon Home' which will enhance the existing Quest home environment...

Watch Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote Livestream & Sessions Here @10 AM PT Today

Facebook Connect is the company's AR/VR developer conference that often plays host to product reveals, industry insights, and plenty of talks to get developers on the right path towards building for the company's existent and upcoming XR hardware. Here's...
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Ultraleap Hand-tracking Update Delivers Improved Two-handed Interactions

The latest version of Ultraleap's hand-tracking tech is finally available today on Windows for use with the Leap Motion Controller accessory and promises to improve two-handed interactions, speed, and robustness. The release includes a demo experience showcasing how hand-tracking...

‘Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife’ Creeps onto PSVR in Time for Halloween

Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, the single-player horror-adventure set in the storied ‘World of Darkness’ universe, is finally set to launch on PSVR October 27th, delivering frights, intrigue, and plenty of opportunity for Alien: Isolation-style hide-and-seek. Players on Oculus Quest and Rift have been able to...

Pimax Announces Wildly Ambitious New Standalone VR Headset with a Price to Match

In a livestreamed presentation this week, VR headset maker Pimax announced its Reality "12K" QLED headset which aims to pack in a kitchen sink's worth of wishlist features, not least of which is a dual-mode capability which allows the...

Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond

In the company's Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years. Facebook's top brass believe...